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The Clinical Problem Solvers

Episode 47 – Spaced Learning Series – Altered Mental Status and Hypercalcemia

The Clinical Problem Solvers

The Clinical Problem Solvers

Science & Medicine, Medicine, Education, Higher Education

4.7528 Ratings

🗓️ 25 September 2019

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

The CPSolvers share a case of altered mental status and hypercalcemia - let's practice those schemas together!

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey folks, just a quick reminder that this podcast is not meant to be used for medical advice, just good old-fashioned education, and all patient information has been modified to protect our identity.

0:25.3

Welcome back, Solvers.

0:27.6

Tonight we're doing something special.

0:32.2

We are launching the first episode of a new series on this podcast.

0:36.4

And Reza and Robbie will not be here tonight.

0:38.4

So we're going rogue.

0:39.9

So rogue.

0:43.0

Well, I'm excited about this.

0:48.3

So between season one and season two, we realized that we had covered a lot of content.

0:53.2

And speaking from personal experience, it can be difficult to retain all the information.

0:55.5

So we decided to incorporate some built-in repetition into the podcast. So with that in mind, we're excited to present to you guys

1:00.8

the first episode in our spaced learning series. On these episodes, we'll review content

1:05.3

that's been previously covered, but we'll approach it from a different angle, highlight another

1:09.2

disease process, and of course

1:10.9

try and share as many pearls as we can in the process. Our goal is to reinforce these often

1:15.8

complicated topics so that you're ready to deploy your schemas the next time you encounter

1:19.9

a certain problem in the wards or clinic. With that in mind, our salon, what do you have in store

1:24.8

for us? So tonight, I wanted to share a case of a 64-year-old woman who was brought to the emergency room

1:32.1

for a five-day history of progressive lethargy and confusion.

1:37.1

Okay, guys, you're bringing me back to where this podcast started, altered mental status.

1:42.9

Okay, so before diving into our schema for altered mental status,

1:46.7

it's always important to consider three big checkpoints before you continue. One, is this a mimic of

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